A Radical Way To Think About Health

Regina Goddard moved to a new home after receiving help through the N.C. Healthy Opportunities Pilot.

North Carolina is piloting an ambitious, $650-million Medicaid program to address the social factors that contribute to participants’ health.

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Boom or Bust

An artist's rendering of Boom Supersonic's manufacturing plant at Piedmont Triad Airport (Boom Supersonic)

Boom Supersonic could make North Carolina not just first in flight, but fastest. Yet experts question whether the startup’s supersonic jetliner will ever take off. 

Buried Treasure

Franklin Garland holds a pair of truffles.

With a hospitable climate and numerous success stories, North Carolina has become the hub of the country’s young truffle industry.

Who’s Your People?

Contestants from the 2022 Miss Lumbee pageant prepare to enter a dance circle (Travis Dove for The Assembly)

What the story of North Carolina’s Lumbee reveals about race, identity, and who does—and does not—count as “Native.”

A Tale of Two Skylines

Drone aerial of Uptown Charlotte.

Four decades after committing to a dense, towering downtown, Charlotte has a lot of lessons to offer Raleigh.